Get Art Smart Just in Time for Miami Art Week

Strategize for Miami Art Week with our guide to the area’s top fairs and coolest exhibitions

Fernando and Javier (2022), Toni Losey. Image courtesy of J. Lohmann Gallery
Fernando and Javier (2022), Toni Losey. Courtesy of J. Lohmann Gallery

Fairs

Design Miami/ 

When: November 30 to December 4 (previews Nov. 29-30) 

Where: Pride Park  

What: Decor and design lovers flock to this fair for its curated global collection of twentieth- and twenty-first-century furniture, lighting, and objets d’art. Themed around “The Golden Age: Looking to the Future,” Design Miami/ 2022 will welcome 50 galleries and exhibitors in its main booths and Curio program.  

Courtesy of Scope
Courtesy of Scope

Scope

When: November 30 to December 4 (previews Nov. 29) 

Where: Ocean Drive at Eighth Street 

What: Committed to providing a platform for experiential innovation and discovery, Scope showcases international emerging artists. Its exhibitors will feature “The New Contemporary,” which Scope describes as “a genre that stands as a critical contribution to both global politics and local community engagement.” 

Art Miami. Photo by K. Hayden
Art Miami. Photo by K. Hayden

Art Miami 

When: November 30 to December 4 (previews Nov. 29) 

Where: 1 Herald Plaza at N.E. 14th Street and
Biscayne Bay  

What: For six days, Art Miami will showcase works from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, culled from more than 155 galleries. To discover emerging, mid-career, and cutting-edge artists, mosey over to the event’s sister fair, Context Art Miami.  

Spectrum Miami and Red Dot Miami. Courtesy of Redwood Art Group
Spectrum Miami and Red Dot Miami. Courtesy of Redwood Art Group

Spectrum Miami and Red Dot Miami 

When: December 1-4 (preview Nov. 30) 

Where: Mana Wynwood   

What: Offering “two fairs under one roof,” Spectrum and Red Dot cover more than 150,000 square feet of exhibition space, spotlighting artists and galleries from across the country and around the world. Within Spectrum, head to the [Solo] sector to find your new favorite artist. 

Time Flies in the Shadowed Cloister (2022), Tonia Nneji. Courtesy of the artist and Rele Gallery
Time Flies in the Shadowed Cloister (2022), Tonia Nneji. Courtesy of the artist and Rele Gallery

Art Basel Miami Beach 

When: December 1-3 (previews Nov. 29-30)

Where: Miami Beach Convention Center 

What: Celebrating its twentieth year, Art Basel Miami Beach 2022 will include 283 of the world’s leading galleries, making it the largest ABMB to date. Highlights include the Positions sector, which will boast 19 solo presentations from the likes of Tonia Nneji, Leslie Martinez, and Ishi Glinsky. 

Pinta Miami  

When: December 1-4 (previews Nov. 29-30) 

Where: The Hangar in Coconut Grove   

What: Now in its sixteenth year and debuting in a fresh location, Pinta will bring new energy to its mission to share Ibero American modern and contemporary art. Its in-person fair will be enhanced by Media Point, a digital section with live expert talks, insight into the works on display, and virtual tours.  

“Phraseology” installation view. Zaire Aranguren, courtesy of The Bass
“Phraseology” installation view. Zaire Aranguren, courtesy of The Bass

Exhibitions

The Bass 

There’s always something new to see at The Bass. In addition to “Phraseology,” a show that explores the use of language in modern and contemporary art, The Bass recently opened two solo exhibitions: “Jamilah Sabur: The Harvesters” and “Adrian Villar Rojas: The End of Imagination.” 

Le Soutien-Gorge (1960), Hervé Télémaque
Le Soutien-Gorge (1960), Hervé Télémaque

Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami  

On November 28, ICA Miami unveiled “Hervé Télémaque: 1959-1964,” “Michel Majerus: Progressive Aesthetics,” and “Nina Chanel Abney: Big Butch Energy,” which includes an installation by a millennial creative who has taken the contemporary art world by storm.  

 

The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse 

Now through April 29, the Margulies Collection is hosting “The Italians,” “The Bitter Years Photography Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans,” “New European and American Painters and Sculptors,” and “New Media.”  

Rubell Museum  

The Rubell Museum Miami is currently hosting four artist presentations, including works by
artist-in-residence Alexandre Diop, commissioned pieces by Doran Langberg, and paintings by Jo Messer and Tesfaye Urgessa.  

Lyon (Lion) (2009), Leah Gordon
Lyon (Lion) (2009), Leah Gordon

Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami 

Stop by MOCA for “Leah Gordon: Kanaval,” featuring black-and-white photographs and a feature-length documentary on Haitian carnival. Also check out an installation by VantaBlack in the MOCA Plaza and “Didier William: Nou Kite Tout Sa Dèyè,” the largest retrospective to date of the Haitian-born, Miami-raised artist’s work. 

No Hay Medio Tiempo (2017), Ronny Quevedo
No Hay Medio Tiempo (2017), Ronny Quevedo

Locust Projects  

Alternative art space Locust Projects opens three new shows for Miami Art Week, including “T. Eliott Mansa: Room for the Living/Room for the Dead” and the video exhibition “Portals of Introspection.” “Ronny Quevedo: Ule Ole Allez” celebrates Futsal-playing communities, with the artist inviting teams to play on a site covered by canvas and paper, marking their movements to create a collaborative work of art.   

The Protection Circle (2022), Nicolette Mishkan, part of “Boil Toil + Trouble”
The Protection Circle (2022), Nicolette Mishkan, part of “Boil Toil + Trouble”

Miami Design District

New activations dot the Miami Design District, such as “Boil Toil + Trouble,” an exhibition of works inspired by water, on view at 50 N.E. 40th Street from November 29 to December 14. Other highlights include “100 Years,” a group exhibition by Gagosian and Jeffrey Deitch at the Buick Building, and the Prizm 2022 Contemporary African Art Fair at 4220 N. Miami Avenue.  

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